[X-Newbies] Re: PDF file compression.

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Assuming you have Mac OS X 10.4.x...

Not sure if this will get it down to 1mb, but you can try this:
1. Open the PDF with Preview. DO NOT use Acrobat for this.
2. Select "Print" from the File menu.
3. Don't print it, but click on the "PDF" button on the bottom left corner of the Print dialog. Select "Compress PDF". It'll ask you for a file name. Save the file and see how much smaller it is.

Good luck!



>On 1/4/07, John McGibney <ncicchek at optonline.net> wrote:
>> versiontracker.com has several pdf utilities. Try this link:
>> <http://www.versiontracker.com/php/search.php?
>> PHPSESSID=df81b8697aebca8abd1209c8999d5a0f&mode=basic&action=search&str=
>> pdf+compression&srchArea=mac%7Cosx&x=0&y=0>
>>
>> John
>>
>> On Jan 4, 2007, at 3:02 PM, Robert MacLeay wrote:
>>
>> > Much depends on what is stored in the file, and what version of the
>> > pdf
>> > standard was used originally.
>> >
>> > Adobe Acrobat Pro has a Reduce File Size feature which works as
>> > advertised.
>> > It works by (1) saving in a later, more efficient pdf format [which
>> > will
>> > make it unreadable by earlier pdf readers]; (2) drastically
>> > increasing the
>> > compression of included graphics; and (3) deleting duplicated
>> > elements.
>> > There may be other things it does as well.
>> > ....
>> >
>> >  On 1/4/07 12:40 PM, "Brian Durant" <globetrotterdk at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> I have a UN .pdf file that I would like to distribute online to a
>> >> social networking site. Unfortunately, the site only allows max 1 MB
>> >> uploads and of course the UN, being a bit of a talking shop, the .pdf
>> >> file weighs in at 2.3 MB. How can I get the file from a bloated
>> >> 2.3 MB
>> >> to a svelte 1MB? I have tried Unarchiver and Guitar which are both
>> >> excellent utilities, but don't do the trick. I also don't want to
>> >> strip anything from the .pdf  as it then would no longer be the same
>> >> authorized file. I just need to be able to compress the hell out of
>> >> it.
>> >>
>> >> Any ideas??
>> >>
>> >> Cheers,
>> >>
>> >> Brian
>>
>>
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>Message: 9
>Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2007 16:27:08 -0500
>From: John McGibney <ncicchek at optonline.net>
>Subject: Re: [X-Newbies] PDF file compression.
>To: "A place to novice users Mac OS X."
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>Shareware is try b4 you buy. They should all give you one free try.
>
>John
>
>On Jan 4, 2007, at 4:10 PM, Brian Durant wrote:
>
>> Thanks John,
>>
>> Unfortunately it all looks like it is all shareware. I wasn't planning
>> on buying an app just for one .pdf file.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Brian
>
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